Quality circle is a type of

1. Problem - solving team

2. cross - functional team

3. Self - directed team

4. Project team

Quality Circles:

1. Conceptually Quality Circles can be described as a small group of employees of the same work area, doing similar work that meets voluntarily and regularly to iden­tify, analyze, and resolve work-related problems.
2. This small group with every member of the circle participating to the full carries on the activities, utilizing problem-solving techniques to achieve control or improvement in the work area and also help self and mutual development in the process.

Therefore, from the above explanation Quality circle is a type of Problem - solving team.

1. Cross-functional Team: A cross-functional team is a group of people with different functional expertise working toward a common goal. It may include people from finance, marketing, operations, and human resources departments. Typically, it includes employees from all levels of an organization.

2. Self - directed team: A self-directed work team (SDWT) is a group of people, usual employees in a company, who combine different skills and talents to work without the usual managerial supervision toward a common purpose or goal. Typically, an SDWT has somewhere between two and 25 members.

3. Project team: A project team is a team whose members usually belong to different groups, have different functions and are assigned by the project manager to activities for the same project. A team can be divided into sub-teams according to need. Usually, project teams are only used for a defined period of time.